https://nypost.com/2019/04/25/herpes-reports-skyrocketed-around-coachella/
"In all, 1,105 herpes cases were reported in the Coachella Valley area and in the nearby cities of Los Angeles and San Diego," the New York Post reported.
That number is a record for the App, blowing past the 60 inquiries
received in L.A. during the Academy Awards back in February.
HerpAlert "patients fill out a series of questions about herpes
symptoms for HerpAlert and provide a picture of a lesion or scar, which
appears on the genitals or around the mouth. A physician then reviews
the information, makes the diagnosis and can prescribe medication within
hours," the Orange County Register reported.
A HerpAlert spoksperson said people "came to the platform for a
variety of reasons, including to get medication to treat and prevent
flares, in addition to those who came to see if they had a new case of
cold sores or herpes."
Doctors in the area caution that although the app is showing
increased number, in-person visits have not increased in the area.
However, the anonymous nature of the app could make it a better tool for
getting an accurate number on reports.
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